Southpaws get a bum rap, but A list is full of ‘em

Angelina Jolie is a leftie. Apparently so is Kermit the Frog. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

In my family, I was nicknamed “Leftie” for all the wrong reasons. It meant I was awkward, clumsy and sure to score poorly on those handwriting assignments in second grade.

My sister had to cut construction paper for me when we did art projects, because the left-handed scissors never seemed to work. And I got chosen last for softball because my swing was so bad my classmates assumed an automatic out.

If only I’d had this list for ammunition then. Turns out awkward lefties often grow up into very attractive, and very successful, people (they also may be more prone to mental disorders, but we’ll ignore that for now). Check out these A-listers who happen to be southpaws. Makes me think the nickname “Leftie” isn’t much of an insult after all: